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Committee approves physical therapy licensure compact to ease cross-state practice
Summary
The committee voted to advance legislation joining the interstate physical therapy licensure compact, a measure the sponsor said would ease administrative burdens and expand options for therapists, particularly in smaller communities.
The Labor, Health & Social Services Committee voted Monday to advance Senate File 172, a bill to adopt the physical therapy licensure compact and related conforming amendments.
Sponsor Senator Ryan Bonner said the compact—already in force among 38 states—allows a licensed physical therapist in a compact state to practice in other member states with a simplified process and modest fee. "This is one way to ease the administrative burden and provide more options for those working in this space," Bonner said, adding the…
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